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Exeter road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2020, and 169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 35% on 2019 (215), and casualties fell from 254.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,010 collisions in Exeter.

Collisions in 2020
140
Down 35% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
169
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2020

None of the collisions in Exeter in 2020 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2316%
  • Slight11784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight14586%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2020 is highlighted, with 140, down 35% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 140
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025189226
2024194217
2023159182
2022156197
2021147180
2020140169
2019215254
2018213255
2017221273
2016229307
2015262300
2014229266
2013244283
2012273344
2011271333
2010265318
2009297358
2008350420
2007509646
2006499616
2005513661
2004452561
2003451546
2002372450
2001398474
2000394462
1999343417
1998337413
1997378448
1996359433
1995364426
1994376438
1993373439
1992336398
1991365432
1990392469
1989437512
1988397465
1987389468
1986441515
1985474539
1984465523
1983461539
1982473578
1981393454
1980394456
1979421508

When and where crashes happen in Exeter in 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (19%)
  • Friday17 (12%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (10%)
  • February13 (9.3%)
  • March14 (10%)
  • April6 (4.3%)
  • May11 (7.9%)
  • June4 (2.9%)
  • July10 (7.1%)
  • August13 (9.3%)
  • September13 (9.3%)
  • October19 (14%)
  • November6 (4.3%)
  • December17 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (70%)
  • Wet or damp41 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph118 (84%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (11%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (46%)
  • Cyclist32 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (17%)
  • Pedestrian27 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3538 (22%)
  • 36 to 4531 (18%)
  • 46 to 5524 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (10%)
  • 66 to 755 (3%)
  • Over 753 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (69%)
  • Pedestrian27 (16%)
  • Passenger25 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (12%)
  • Motorcycle30 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Exeter

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Exeter ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2020.

Collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2020

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2020, with 20 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2020

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2020: 12, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183121401
2ndA377111401
3rdB3212111201
4thA37991203
5thA30157702
6thA302500
7thB31812301
8thB31231100
9thM51100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2020

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 119.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2020

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2020: 61.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2020.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years